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#DC0F40

#dc0f40 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc0f40 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 5.88% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.18% magenta, 70.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 345.66°, with 87.23% saturation and 46.08% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 1.32.

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Relative luminance0.1593

Complementary

  1. #dc0f40
  2. #0fdcab

Split complementary

  1. #dc0f40
  2. #0fdc45
  3. #0fa6dc

Analogous

  1. #dc0fa6
  2. #dc0f40
  3. #dc450f

Triadic

  1. #dc0f40
  2. #40dc0f
  3. #0f40dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc0f40
  2. #dcab0f
  3. #0fdcab
  4. #0f40dc

Square

  1. #dc0f40
  2. #a6dc0f
  3. #0fdcab
  4. #450fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0516
  2. #940a2b
  3. #dc0f40
  4. #f2456f
  5. #f78da6

Shades

#dc0f40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc0f40
  2. #c60e3a
  3. #b00c33
  4. #9a0b2d
  5. #840926
  6. #6e0820
  7. #58061a
  8. #420513
  9. #2c030d
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc0f40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc0f40
  2. #e02753
  3. #e33f66
  4. #e75779
  5. #ea6f8c
  6. #ee87a0
  7. #f19fb3
  8. #f5b7c6
  9. #f8cfd9
  10. #fce7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc0f40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc0f40
  2. #d31a46
  3. #ca264d
  4. #c03153
  5. #b73c5a
  6. #ae4860
  7. #a55366
  8. #9c5e6d
  9. #926973
  10. #89757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a65860 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5540 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7d39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f4340 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1633c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc0f40 {
  color: #dc0f40;
}
Background
.bg-dc0f40 {
  background-color: #dc0f40;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc0f40 {
  border: 2px solid #dc0f40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc0f40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 15 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 87% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc0f40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc0f40, #dc450f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc0f40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 15 64 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 1.32 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.20 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.50 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.31 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.17 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.63 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.15 #23f0bf Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc0f40  rgb(220, 15, 64)  hsl(346, 87%, 46%)  Crimson
#0fdcab  rgb(15, 220, 171)  hsl(166, 87%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#40dc0f  rgb(64, 220, 15)  hsl(106, 87%, 46%)  Lime Green
#0f40dc  rgb(15, 64, 220)  hsl(226, 87%, 46%)  Persian Blue